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Axim-ites: <I posted the same message to the Dell Axim forum>
I read all of the comments in this thread to date & it looks like 1) few of us have actually tried the Axim/GPS configuration yet, 2) there is a large interest, and 3) those who have tried it like what they got. I too am confused by the various product offerings I find on the web. How well do they work? How well do they integrate into the PPC?
Does anyone have any sources of reviews of PC/PPC GPS software or hardware? It would be great to see a side-by-side comparison of the features, prices, and underlying technologies, if there is one. For example, in addition to the re-calculation of routes and voice output features, I have seen reference to voice INPUT options (where the user speaks commands to the software). Is this in the future for PPCs? Also, I'd really like to see an objective comparison of the map database data that each vendor offers. I'm sure there are quality and completeness issues among the various offerings. I'd like the ability to augment the map data base with my own entry of addresses and roads. Hopefully, these entries would be included in searches for routing, address searches, and travel planning. I saw that Delorme claimed an exclusive on this ability. Anybody know of other offerers?
It seems like ther are a lot of changes in the GPS industry, with migration of features to laptops and to PPCs. Who knows anything about what is predicted for release in the next few months?
Thanks!
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